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[Pusscat]

Glad the injections are all done for now mini Wine tasted awful to me at the start too. Unfortunately that has worn off now and I rather enjoyed a small glass of red wine at the weekend. Also been having non alcoholic beer and it's really refreshing! Will the suppositories be easy to get hold of? Knowing the track record of your pharmacy I'd have a back up plan!

Smawfl, that's very exciting! Maybe your body will have a few of these dry runs then go for it properly.

I'm looking forward to my mw appointment tomorrow. I think she'll measure my bump which will be good as I'm a little fed up with people saying it looks small! I've been telling dd about what might happen at the appointment because she'll be coming with me. Hoping we get to hear the heartbeat too.

DD not very well at the moment. She's had conjunctivitis since Wednesday last week and today she's started saying her ears hurt. So we might be having 2 trips to the doctors tomorrow!

 

[smawfl]

How did your appointment go pusscat? Hope your dd feels better soon!

Mini how are you feeling?

All good with my midwife appointment, baby now engaged woohoo!

 

[Pusscat]

My appointment was good. Got a prescription for some gaviscon as my heartburn has started up pretty badly suddenly. Bloods taken and they'll let me know if my platelets are low. Baby is head down, good baby! And his heartbeat was nice and clear. I'm measuring bang on 28 weeks so people offering opinions on the size of my bump don't know what they're talking about! DD was very good and was just playing with her rabbit toy and found them taking my blood very interesting! She's still got conjunctivitis but hasn't mentioned her ears hurting again so I haven't taken her to the doctors.

 

[smawfl]

Glad your appointment went well. Yay for baby being head down and measuring weekend!

39 weeks for me today,watermelon time! Can't believe how close I am to due date!!

 

[minimoocow]

That's exciting although I hope baby isn't the shape of a watermelon as that might make birth tricky!! Any more tightenings?

Good point about the suppositories pusscat. We have a big dispensing chemist (boots) in our shopping centre so think I might try there!

I don't think I'll need them this month though. I feel very bloated and full and crampy. So think AF is on the way. Tested today and got a very faint squinter so I think the HCG is nearly gone. If I was PG I think it would be higher by now. Plus I don't feel pregnant which sounds daft but the last couple of times I did just "know". It could be hormones throwing me off but I have resigned myself to trying again next month.

The good news today is that my progesterone levels with the HCG injections this month were 82 v's 19 without so that's a massive improvement

 

[Pusscat]

Mini, when would AF be due this month? It must be very frustrating not being able to use the pregnancy tests to actually test for pregnancy yet! Your results sound fantastic, I'm very happy that at least that side of things has worked. We'll wait and see what happens next though, you never know until AF strikes

Hope you're well smawfl.

Sleep was difficult last night. Conspiring against me I had my normal need to turn over every hour, aching hips, heartburn, a cough and sore throat, and an aching arm from my whooping cough vaccination. Good job dd was at nursery this morning!

 

[smawfl]

That's fantastic news mini,hope the progesterone levels continue to improve! Great you can already see a difference.

Boo to poor sleep pusscat. My sleep has been terrible this time round.

Post a new bump pic when you can. I'll try taking a new one later too

 

[smawfl]

Latest bump pic!

 

[Pusscat]

Great looking bump smawfl! Love the top too. I bought a few maternity tops yesterday so I'll take a bump photo wearing one of them later. My maternity jeans have become uncomfortable the past couple of weeks so I'm also on the look out for some jeans or jeggings that aren't too stiff!

 

[smawfl]

My maternity jeans got like that too,they just dug in far too much and I have been living in leggings the last few months. Cannot wait to get back into my skinny jeans!

I'm hoping I can breastfeed again as that really helped shrink me down last time. Also bought a belly bandit this time so will see what that does!

My due date is THIS WEEK! Scary!

 

[Pusscat]

I'm looking forward to getting into the 30s on Friday but I shall certainly be thinking of you too! If you make it that far

I'm glad I'm not the only one who couldn't stand the jeans digging in. I'll let you know if these jeggings are any good just for future reference if needed.

I remember being shocked at how the weight dropped off last time. Add in still having to deal with a toddler and I think you'll be on track for some good weight loss!

I'm still feeling sorry for myself. My cough has gone on my chest and I think I've got sinusitis too feeling very under the weather and got dizzy yesterday because of my sinuses. I tried to get an appointment at the doctors today but they had none left for today unless it was an emergency and I feel unable to judge whether this is an emergency. So I just said I'd try again tomorrow then burst into tears! I'm ok now though!

 

[smawfl]

Oh no,hope you feel better soon!

We've just been to toddler group. Lots of mums shocked i was out and about at this late stage! One silly woman said my bump was enormous!! So not the right thing to say to s pregnant woman about to pop ! Lol

 

[Pusscat]

Thank you! Oh dear, it's amazing what some people will say. And how are you supposed to respond to that? Thanks?!

Here's my bump in one of my new tops

 

[smawfl]

I think English wasn't her first language so perhaps something got lost in translation, but still! lol

Pusscat you look fab! Love the top!

 

[Pusscat]

Happy due date smawfl! How have you felt today? Have you kept yourself busy?

Latest illness to strike the family is projectile vomiting at nursery by dd today!! Luckily she did the most violent sick there and it was at the end of the day. So I brought her home and she went to bed early. Fingers crossed she sleeps it off. Poor bear was so drained and pail and limp.

 

[smawfl]

Oh dear,hope she's ok! My sisters kids have had similar,definitely something doing the rounds at the moment.

Feel fine!
All ok at midwife. Baby popped out a little,not quite as engaged as before. Need to so some.more bouncing!

 

[minimoocow]

Happy due date! The end (beginning!) is definitely in sight now. I ready your post completely wrong when you said baby popped out a little but it made me lol!!!

Pusscat - hope the rest of you avoid the vomiting - sounds nasty but kids do seem to get stuff quickly and recover quickly so hopefully she feels better very soon.

I am onto my next cycle (AF arrived last Saturday). I feel ok about it as I wasn't expecting a quick fix.

 

[smawfl]

Lol just re read my post

Still nothing happening here...

Sorry af got you mini. Hoping this month is the one xx

Pusscat how's your dd?

 

[Pusscat]

Mini - sorry to hear AF came On to the next cycle.

Smawfl - that's annoying that baby has popped out (the wrong way!!) Will you be having a sweep if nothing happens this week? Did you have one last time? They didn't do one for me because of my platelets.

DD is a lot better but she still isn't eating much, she's eating scarily little! And she's very cuddly. Plus she's had some diarrhoea today so her tummy still isn't back to normal. I was sick last night, first time in pregnancy! I don't think it was a sickness bug though, I think it was due to heartburn and stress! DD was up for 4 hours in the night and wasn't acting tired at all. I was exhausted from a trip to ikea. I think the combination made me sick!

 

[smawfl]

Oh no poor you and dd. Hope you both feel better soon. It's tough when they're poorly and appetite goes. Give it a few days and I'm sure her appetite will return.

I'm gonna go for a sweep tomorrow I think if nothing happens before then. Didn't have one last time as went into labour before I got a chance to have my 40 week appointment!